Graham-Cassidy-Heller Worst Health Repeal Yet for Arizonans

September 19, 2017

In addition to the devastating $6.9 billion cut in federal health care funding for Arizona by 2027, the Graham-Cassidy-Heller health care repeal bill would have the same damaging impacts as previous failed Republican repeal attempts, reducing access to care and increasing costs for Americans across the country. This is the worst Republican repeal bill yet. See for yourself:

 

Old Senate Repeal Bill

Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Repeal Bill

Secretive process to force a vote at the last minute

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Takes away health care from millions of Americans

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Slashes Medicaid and ends ACA’s expansion

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Hurts efforts to combat the opioid epidemic and could make it even worse

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Lets insurers charge older Americans more than younger Americans

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Increases out-of-pocket costs and could make people pay more for less

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Ends cost sharing payments to low-income Americans

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Defunds Planned Parenthood and lets insurers offer plans that don’t cover maternity care

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Allows insurers to offer plans that don’t cover essential health benefits

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Ends the ACA’s guaranteed protections for those with pre-existing conditions

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